Important ...28 Mar 2020 10:47
The Private care provision in this country has agreed to be effectively be organised by the NHS ... removing the ability to pay for care for Crono ... above another
The NHS has struck a major deal with the private sector to help fight coronavirus, with 20,000 more staff and 8,000 hospital beds being made available.
Some 1,200 ventilators will also be coming into circulation from next week to help fight the pandemic following a surge in cases.
The agreement between NHS England and independent hospitals is the first time a deal of this kind has been reached, amid the unprecedented global health crisis.
More than 10,000 nurses, 700 doctors and 8,000 other clinical staff will be made available to help treat coronavirus patients, as well as support the NHS in delivering urgent operations and cancer treatments.
Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has announced it is making 30 hospitals across England available to NHS trusts.
Meanwhile, Spire Healthcare, a leading UK independent hospital group, has pledged its support to help tackle the virus, making its 35 hospitals in England available to the NHS from March 30.